Open AccessProposal of new classification for postoperative patients with hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor growth characteristics
Author(s) -
Cui-Hong Zhu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5534
Subject(s) - medicine , expansive , hepatocellular carcinoma , metastasis , lymph node , proportional hazards model , carcinoma , lymph node metastasis , vascular invasion , survival analysis , oncology , nodule (geology) , pathology , cancer , biology , materials science , compressive strength , composite material , paleontology
To propose an appropriate staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) classification.